daity vayupuran ke anusar diti ke garbh se utpann kashyap rrishi ke putr the.[1] unhean 'asur' aur 'rakshas' bhi kaha gaya hai.
- hiranyakashyap aur hiranyaksh prasiddh daity the. daityoan ki pravrittiyaan asuri thian. age chalakar unaka devataoan ya suroan se yuddh bhi hua.
- devata daityoan ke sautele bhaee the aur kashyap rrishi ki doosari patni aditi ke putr the.